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On Monday, the lawyer for Roman Polanski’s rape victim Samantha Geimer filed an appeal for dismissal of the criminal court case against Polanski. Lawrence Silver, Geimer’s lawyer, wrote in the filing that Geimer (a resident of Hawaii) has been bombarded with interview requests and has been “stalked”

Roman Polanski reportedly has been taken from jail for medical attention for a second time since his arrest. Lawyer: Polanski feels depressed in jail "His general condition is no longer satisfactory," Polanski's lawyer, Herve Temime, said in a radio interview. "But the situation isn't easy for any prisoners,

I love the Swiss. Up until now my feelings for them had been mostly neutral (ha). But now I have a special fondness for them, and their complete refusal to fall for any of Roman Polanski’s bullsh*t. And his lawyers have tried to pull so much stuff, I can’t help but think they might have had some

The United States has requested the extradition of Roman Polanski to authorities in California, Swiss authorities told The Associated Press. Swiss tipped off U.S. to Roman Polanski's visit Officials in Washington filed ...

Roman Polanski is reportedly undergoing medical treatment, according to Reuters. His lawyer Herve Temime told Reuters, "All I know is that he has been taken from prison for medical attention. I don't know where he is or when he will be returned to prison." Temime visited the film director last week in

Roman Polanski has encountered another glitch that will delay his extradition to the United States. According to the Associated Press, the Federal Criminal Court in Switzerland ordered that the director remain detained in prison. The court said, "The court considered the risk that Roman Polanski might

Last week we heard that director Roman Polanski, who was sitting in a Swiss jail await extradition to the US for raping and sodomizing a 13 year-old girl in 1977, was “depressed” in prison. His lawyer begged Swiss officials to set bail for Polanski, explaining that the 76 year-old was “dejected,”

According to the Associated Press, the United States has officially requested that Roman Polanski be extradited back to the U.S. The director is currently being held in prison by the Swiss government in Zurich. Polanski was arrested in Zurich on September 26 for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in

Looks like Roman Polanski will be staying put for a while. PopEater reports that the director, who's currently being held and is facing extradition to the United States for having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl in the 1970s, has lost a bid to be released on bail. Explaining the decision, Swiss

Roman Polanski won’t be getting out of jail anytime soon. He’s being held in Switzerland pending an extradition to the U.S. But even though he skipped out on his sentencing for rape in 1977 and fled for France instead, his lawyers are ridiculously trying to argue that he’s not a flight risk.

Director Roman Polanski was arrested by Swiss police as he flew in for the Zurich Film Festival and faces possible extradition to the United States for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl, authorities said Sunday. Polanski was scheduled to receive an honorary award at the festival when he was

Director Roman Polanski was arrested in Switzerland as he arrived in the country for a film festival and could be extradited to the United States to face 32-year-old charges of having sex with a 13-year-old girl, The Associated Press reported Sunday. Watch the film about the case, Roman Polanski: Wanted

Roman Polanski's lawyer asked a Los Angeles judge on Wednesday to sentence the director regarding his decades old sex case while he is in Switzerland, rather than requiring him to return to the U.S. to be sentenced. According to the Associated Press, the judge said during a status hearing that he will

Roman Polanski’s legal team fired the first shot Tuesday in a lengthy battle over his possible extradition to the United States, asking a Swiss court to release the famous filmmaker from prison immediately. The Swiss Federal Criminal Court announced the filing and said a decision would be made